Windowed umbrella



April 20, 1926. 1,581,843

'- T. F. LITTLE, SR

WINDOWED UMBRELLA Filed August 22. 1924 INVENTOR T/iomasFLifi/c, 51:

. AITORNEY I Patented Apr. 20, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT *oFFicE.

THOEAE FRANCIS LITTLE, 83., 01' LAUREL HILL, NEW YORK.

wmnownn unnaunna Application filed August 22, 1924. Serial No. reason.

brellas, having more particular re erence to the provision of a transparent element in the umbrella cover which will permit of the user of the umbrella seein in front of him I fvlir hile holding the umbre la tilted before The invention has for an ob'ect the rovision of a novel and improve umbre la of this type. I

For further comprehension of the inven tion, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the ap ended claim in which the various novel 'eatures of the invention are more particularl set forth.

) 0 the umbrella.

Fig. 1 of the rawing is a side view of an umbrella having my invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a planview.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 1s a fragmentary sectional View taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig.5 is a fragmentary plan view showing a modification.

n the drawing the reference numeral indicates the usual shaft of an umbrella, certain of the ribs being indicated, and numbored 11. The cover of the umbrella may be of silk, cotton or any suitable material, and is shown at 12, this cover being attached to the ribs of the umbrella in the usual manner, According to my invention I provide, at suitable points in the said cover, preferably adjacent the ad e thereof, one or more sight :1. rtures for t e convenience of the user To provide the sight aperture the outer portion of one of the panels of the cover may be detachably connected at its sides to the adjacent ribs. It will be understood that by a back position by passing the outer tain the fla in the selected panel of the cover I mean the section thereof between a pair of ribs. This outer detachable anel portion is indicated at 12, and it may e of such dimension, radially considered, as may be desirable. The edgesof the outer portions of the adjacent panels are attached to the ribs in any suitable manner as by stitchin passed through said outer portions and t rough apertures formed in the ribs and spaced thelgealong. The outer panel ortion 12 is provided with a number p of hoo s 15 spaced along the ed esthereof,

and these hooks are engaged with eyes 16 s aced along the adjacent ribs 11 to retain t e said outer portion in position when it is'not desired to employ the sight aperture.

When the sight aperture is to-be em loyed this outerelement 12' is turned bac' ward under the cover of the umbrella as shown in Fig. 3 and may be secured in such turned air of the hooks '15 through eyes 17 attache to the inner face of the cover 12. A trans arent section 18, which may be of sheet, ce luloid for any suitable transparent material having sufiicient flexibility, is then attached to the two ad'acent ribs in place of the turned back e ement, this section having a surrounding cloth border or frame 19 in which it is permanently mounted, this frameor border having attached to opposite sides thereof hooks 20 that are engaged with the eyes 16 on the ribs 11. When the transparent section is not in use it may be readily rolled up and carried in the pocket of the user.- This section 18 might be subdivided into a number of individual panes if desired.

In Fig. 5, I have shown a difierent embodiment of my invention in which one or more smaller transparent panels 22 are inserted into the cover of'the umbrella, and are here shown as provided with covering flaps 23 that may be turned back when the transparent sectlons are being utilized, suitable snap fastener elements 24 being provided to reition.

. Having t us described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent ofthe United States is as follows:-

. In an umbrella, a movable cover section part having substantially the'shape of a truncated cone, means for normally holding said movable section in place between two adjacent ribs allowing a folding back of said movable section to any desired extent, means for locking said movable section in its foldsaid movable section to allow a clear view.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

THOMAS FRANCIS LITTLE, SR. 

